Borkou region
Borkou | |
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Basic data | |
Country | Chad |
Capital | Faya-Largeau |
Residents | 97,251 (calculation 2009) |
ISO 3166-2 | TD-BO |
Coordinates: 18 ° 5 ' N , 19 ° 2' E
Borkou (also Borku in German-language literature ) is a region of Chad and corresponds to the former prefecture of the same name. Its capital is Faya-Largeau . The region has about 97,000 inhabitants (2009). The region was created on February 19, 2008 by spinning off the former Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti region.
geography
Borkou is in the north of the country. The climate is dry and hot (desert climate). Much of the region is in the Sahara , the northwest in the Tibesti Mountains . The southern part is in the Sahel zone .
Another town besides Faya-Largeau is Kirdimi .
Breakdown
Borkou is divided into two departments ( départements ):
department | main place | Sub-prefectures |
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Borkou | Faya-Largeau | Faya-Largeau, Kouba Olanga |
Borkou Yala | Kirdimi | Kirdimi, Yarda |
population
Mostly Teda and Chadian Arabs live in the region .
swell
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